In its latest kiwi report, the Chilean Kiwi Committee states that this season's production shows a 10% higher dry matter than in previous seasons, with about 90% of the area harvested, simfruit said. read more

In future, the Hamburg Edeka headquarters will support the range of studies in research and teaching at the Faculty of Business Administration at the University of Hamburg. Together with the professorship "Information Systems and Digital Innovation", Edeka enables the
read more

Spices for fruit? What sounds like an unusual idea, Kaufland customers will find in all shops nationwide from Thursday. Behind the product "Fruping" are spice mixtures with ingredients such as chilli and hibiscus blossoms. "An innovative product like Fruping deserves
read more

The Golden Sweet company has received the world's first carbon neutrality certification for export-quality physalis, marking a milestone in global agriculture. The journey began five years ago when the J3M company launched the Golden Sweet 2030 energy plan.
read more

Catalonia is severely affected by drought. The lack of rainfall has led to water reserves being at a minimum. In the catchment area of the Catalan interior, they are only 25.7 %. One of the consequences of the water shortage is the closure of the
read more

At the end of April, the stock level of 16,844 t is 7,856 t below that of 2022 (24,700 t) and 4,861 t below that of 2021 (21,705 t). The inventory reduction in April is slightly lower compared to the two previous years and at 7,286 t is 26 t below the previous year (7,312 t) and 252 t below 2021.
read more

We are a medium-sized fruit trading company based in northern Germany and import fresh fruit from all over the world. Our customers include large food retail companies (LEH) and wholesalers in Germany and Europe. read more

As part of the added value strategy, the Swiss Mushroom Producers Association (VSP) developed the grass paper tray in cooperation with Coop. From now on, the packaging trays of Swiss organic mushrooms brown 225 g and Swiss organic mushrooms white 225 g, will be available in Coop sales outlets on an ongoing basis.
read more

The Schumacher Packaging Group successfully continued its growth course in 2022. Despite high volatility and difficult economic conditions on the world markets, the company was able to increase its annual sales by almost 40 % to around 1.2 % after sales deductions compared to the previous year.
read more

The partnership between the seed fund of the Future Foundation for Agriculture and the organic food retailers of the BioMarkt association has existed for 21 years. In 2023, the milestone of a total of 1 million euros was reached. The fact that the costly breeding work is worthwhile is shown, among other things, in 150
read more

The first fruits from protected cultivation are expected at the Obst vom Bodensee Vertriebsgesellschaft (OvB) at the end of the first week of May. As the largest marketer of dessert fruit in southern Germany, OvB is pleased to be able to supply its customers with fresh berry fruit. read more

The Embassy of Ecuador in the Netherlands has announced the appointment of Juan Carlos Yépez Franco as Pro Ecuador's new head of trade, ahead of several networking events focused on sustainable trade, Pro Ecuador said. read more

The new Cashew Mango Mix is a combination of only two ingredients - sweet, fruity mangoes and crunchy cashews. The cashews are unsalted and lightly roasted. The mangoes give the mix an exotic note, says Seeberger. read more

The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau, ZVG) basically welcomes the intention of the Action Programme for Natural Climate Protection (Aktionsprogramm Natürlicher Klimaschutz, ANK) in the area of settlement and transport areas. With a view to the deliberations in the Bundestag, it again pointed out the need for readjustment. read more

Reduced rainfall has been felt for some time, but it has worsened in 2022/23. Last spring and summer were extremely dry. This was compounded by very high temperatures that were higher than usual. Vegetation suffered from the extreme situation,
read more

With the first watermelons produced in Almeria, Anecoop launches the marketing and promotion campaign for one of its star products, seedless watermelons. After last year's weather-related decline in production, Anecoop expects to regain the volume of previous campaigns.
read more

Since November 2016, Peru has added eight new countries to its list of blueberry importers. This has increased the volume of blueberry exports by 20 times, reaching 31 countries in the 2022/23 season, freshfruitportal reports. Peru closed the past season
read more

The high temperatures throughout Spain are increasing the demand for watermelons and melons in Almeria. These are the first of the season from the earliest plantings. However, the quantities are still very small. read more

The Austrian Parliament (National Council) has passed an amendment to the national patent law. The new patent law excludes in particular adventitious genetic modifications from patent protection. Patents on malting barley or maize, such as those granted in recent years by the European
read more

4,339 trade visitors came to Thessaloniki from 23 to 25 April to attend Freskon, organised by TIF-HELEXPO. 217 exhibitors from twelve countries were present, which is 25 % more than in 2022. The satisfaction of exhibitors and trade visitors was evident, according to
read more